Analysis
Analysis
1,000,000 Ethereum would have been burned in the past year if EIP-1559 was live
Ethereum users have faced extreme transaction fees over recent weeks and months. At one point, there were users paying $10-20 just to send ETH and…
Adoption
This $6b crypto fund quietly accumulated 2% of all Ethereum in circulation
Ethereum has been one of the best-performing crypto-assets of the year, lifting off after a brutal bear market throughout 2018 and 2019 that brought…
Price Watch
The 2017 crypto ICO that raised $200m in 60 minutes is finally launching
Those that were around in 2017 and 2018 likely remember the name Filecoin. Launched in late 2017, the protocol was branded as a payment…
DeFi
ShapeShift CEO: DeFi, not Bitcoin, is the “most cypherpunk thing” in crypto
There are many segments of the crypto industry that do not respect the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem of Ethereum. Referencing popular “money games” like…
DeFi
Yearn.finance founder launched a new Ethereum experiment, gained $6m in hours
One of the most prominent innovators in DeFi, Yearn.finance (YFI) founder Andre Cronje shocked the crypto industry once again on Tuesday when he rolled…
Crypto
VC has “no clue” how Chainlink, Litecoin, other cryptos have billion-dollar valuations
At least thus far, the ongoing crypto-asset bull run has been almost solely focused on decentralized finance (DeFi). Coins pertaining to this esoteric space…
Analysis
$2t asset manager Fidelity just released its latest Bitcoin report
Along with offering a branch providing Bitcoin custody and trade execution for its clients that own trillions of dollars, Fidelity Investments has involved itself…
DeFi
Fund manager on why DeFi’s Yearn.finance (YFI) dropped 75% from highs
Yearn.finance (YFI) has undergone a strong decline over recent weeks after a record-setting rally. According to CryptoSlate market data, the Ethereum-based YFI coin currently…
Adoption
With China’s central bank digital asset gaining steam, Bitcoin is stronger than ever
Between decentralized finance (DeFi) shenanigans, Bitcoin being adopted by firms like Square, and more, it's been hard to track all news going on in…
DeFi
Leading Ethereum dex Curve begins dabbling in layer-two solutions
Ethereum transaction fees have dropped dramatically since the summer highs when gas cost upwards of 1,000 Gwei. According to GasNow, the average Ethereum user…
Adoption
If all U.S. companies followed Square, $250 billion would enter Bitcoin
This past week, U.S. fintech giant Square made mainstream media headlines when it deployed $50 million worth of its cash to purchase Bitcoin. This…
Scams
Trust no one: Founders of once-$50 million Ethereum coin “rug pull” users
While the Ethereum decentralized finance space has cooled down dramatically since the euphoria seen in August and September, the space is still rife with…